Ventilating sash



nnwann lrnANcIs Mer-rusia, or 4KINefs'roN, rnNNsfzLvaNIA.

VENTILATING sAsH.

Appiieationfiied February 25,- fi925. serial No. 11,569.

v This'inventionprelates to improvements in Ventilating sashes for use upon store fronts in' supporting' plate glass windows and contemplates the provision of a novelform of supporting means which rwill resiliently support the lower redge .or edges.y of theplate glass in order to taheup vibrations, knocks, and jars and the like in order to prevent cracking of the glass. y. v j l Anothervobject-:of theinvention is -to provide draining means upon; the inner side thereofl whereby upon the vwashingvof the inside `of the plate glass the water will run dow-n the" glass andthrough thewopenings and thence outwardly and over the sill covering so that the floor will not be subjectedl to standing water. l u l l Afurther object of the invention is the provision of a novel form ofback member ,which is secured to a backing stop forming the front edge of the door display window and `which includes an upwardly crimped portion upon Vthe lower side-thereof which will provide a seat for asupporting-member thereon and which has spaced from the j the lower edge of a plate upper edge thereof glass window through-the instrumentality of a resilient packing or the invention further includes the following f novel 'features and vdetails of construction, to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an end view of a portion of a window showing the present invention ap-l plied thereto and supporting a plate glass thereon. u

Figure 2 is a detail perspective of the back member per se.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the reference character 10 indicates the sill and 11 the backing stop of the store window and to which the present invention is applied.

The present invention embodies a back Vmember l2 which has its upper edge downwardly and outwardly inclined as at 13 and relation from the the like whereby a triple resiliency is provided beneath theV the plate glass 21,

includesa rplurality-of Ventilating or drain holes or openings 14 therein and is thenbent upwardly and vertically thereon. i The lower edge of the back member 12 is bent upwardn i ly upon itselfasat 15 tofprovide alongitudinal ysupporting.edge or leg as shown and thence extends into an outwardly horizontally extending cushion portion 16 and hasitsouter .edge crimped ,inwardly as at l17 'and vthence downwardly to vprovide a supporting edge or leg,` 18 whereby the cushioning meni-v ber or portion 16 is spaced and held in spaced sill as shown in Figure 1 y Positioned upon theupper of the y drawing'.

side of thecushionwpo'rtion 16 ofthe back I member 12fis-` a substantially inverted Us vshaped supporting member or setting block 19 which includes upon the upper edge thereof a cushioning layer which may be formed of fabric or leather, and which fis indicated as `at 20, and which is adapted to receive thereonthe lower edge of a plate glassfoi' the, like 21. arearranged Vin spaced relation` upon the cushion portion l16 and vary in number, according to the size and weight of the glass.

In order toV provide ineansupon the outer side vof thelplatetglass, 21;.for holding the vsame upon tliecushioning memberll) and leather support 2,0, I provide the usual and ordinary type f of `outer moulding 22 and whichY has extending at an inclination therefrom suitable fastening `'elements in the form of screws23 whichin turny extend lievec l 2li provided'upon thevcrticaltween -the 4'supporting member i.. 19 and through Aslots portion of the baclr member l2whereby the inner end portion ofthe screw member 23 may be embedded inv the backing back member 12 further includes Iopenings 25 which may receive nails, screws and the li 1re therethrough for holding the saine rigidly and vertically upon the backing stop.

In this invention, I also employ a sill covi ering 26 which extendsalong an appreciable distance upon the upper side of the sill 10 and terminates in an upturned ange arranged in the rear of and in contacting eiigagement with `the downwardly extending edge or leg 18 ofthe cushioning member 16 edge and in order to preventthe same from becoming embedded withinthe upper side of the sill 10 when subjected to the weight of The outer moulding has stop, The* These supportingHinembers19 icc iny

y its inner lower edge arranged contacting v.desofiiti@1,1 and @Communes l washing;

, which in turn'y carries a wayVVV between the backing member 12 rand vwhereby tl'ire lwater" Y, r v drained outwardly and upon't engagement with the edge 18 and below the inwardly crimped portion 17 and as clearly Shown in Figure, l', the tiene@ 27%, the.' edge, 18, and the inner lower edge of the outer moulding interlock to provide a water proof joint and prevent movement of the parts.

It will thus be noted v4frein the' foregoing drawing that a person within the store windowwvhen the plete elise 2l Will. 'Geese Water to draindownwlardly upon the inn-er side of the glass 21 and intoth'e` gutter upon the upper edge of the member 12 as i-ndicat-ed at 13j: and low or 'draintlirmight the Ventilating or ldrain `holes,' or openings 14C provided therein .andl will thence, li'nd its the outer mouldingQftlirough'tlie f p n 'edge' thereot1 ie sillV covering 26 in order that no moisture will be lowed to stay between "the back member 12 and outer mouldij 22 which would deteriorate or destroy the ventilatingfsa'sh. i

' It is also to be noted tliatthis invention vprovides an exceedingly usefulas well' as Yantageous support for plategla'ss' inasmuch as the cushioning"portion1,6 4provided by the crimpingsfon the back meinberlin suplor moisture willr lbe ymin'ating 'at' its forward yinvert-ed Ushaped setting Having; described my invention what is claimed is: 'l' "v' 1,. A Ventilating window sash, a back member, secured to the window backing stop, a raised 'cushion portion horizontally disposed and formed with the lower edge of the back member, said cushion portion terportion disposed relatively' witlitlie l'crimped supporting leg' at its" juncture edge in a crimped sash' and receiving the forward supporting the glass, and its lower 'c'lox'viiwardly extending 'supporting leg to prevent upward and lower'portion.l

2. In a Ventilating window sash, the coinrear movement oi' the bination wit-li a sill and a backing stop, a

ports tlie supporti-ng member 19 thereon vfabric or leather strip 2O upon'the'upper side thereofwhich supports or' engagesthe lower edge of a plate glass window 2land the -like inoifdertol preventcracking of the glass when th'e'same is subjected to vibrations7 shocks, jars'iiand'tlie like. i f

The invention is susceptible of various changes in "'tsformy yproporticiis and minor detailsy of construction, theright is herein reserved to make'siicli 'changes as properly fall within e@ Sepe of; e@ "aprende-d nains. y

back member secured to the sill,a"cushion portioniorm'ed on the back member, "supporting legs for being` bent `inwardlyl and thence downwardly 'upon' itself,' a covering for the sillV and teryminatirng at its inner, end inq an upturned the rear ot 'and in contactthe 'downturnedl portion oiithe last mentioned supporting leg, 'and' an outer mouldingl cooperating'with the back lmember 'and having its lower 'ed-ge' a'rranged in contacting"engagement with4 the downturned portion jndbelow the inwardly extendingportion off-,said sup orting legt.

flange arranged to "In telstimoi'iywhereof l affix 'mysig'na ture.

n spacing the cushion. portio'n from Athe sill andone ol3 sa'idvsupporting legs, 

